Protection
From Harassment (updated June 2004)
How to get a court order against a neighbor
or acquaintance who is harassing you.
Protección
contra el acoso (junio 2004)
Small Claims
Court (December 2009)
Learn about Small Claims procedures and prepare court forms using our HotDocs
interactive forms preparation program. For more information on Small Claims, see the Guide to Small Claims Proceedings below.
Court
Fee Waivers (June 2005)
Find out how to get court fees waived
if you cannot afford to pay them. If your only income is TANF, general
assistance, or SSI, you should not have to pay court fees.
Emancipation
(May 2005)
Find out how a minor in Maine can go to court to become
emancipated, what a judge must find to order an emancipation, and what it
means.
Changes of Name (April 2004)
A Maine Register of Probate explains what steps you
need to take to change your own name, or a child's name.
Court forms
Get interactive court forms for family law cases, small claims, protection from abuse, and protection
from harrasment.
Family Law cases
Eviction defense / landlord-tenant cases
Guide to Small Claims Proceedings
Explains step-by-step how to bring your own
small claims case in a Maine Court without a lawyer.
The Maine Jurors'
Home Page
Find out about your responsibilities and what to expect if you're
called for jury duty.
A
Citizen's Guide to the Maine Courts
General background information about the Maine Courts, how they're
organized and how they work.
Guide for Appeals to the Maine Judicial Supreme Court
Justice Alexander explains how to file an appeal from a district court decision. Warning: It's
difficult and expensive.
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How to File a Civil Appeal
Simplified version of the basic step for appealing a lower court decision to the the Maine Law Court.
Federal Court's Instructional Handout for Pro Se Litigants
Although you are much more likely to end up in a state court than federal court,
here is information for people who are in federal court without a lawyer. Caution:
the opening advice is "Being in a lawsuit [in federal court] without a lawyer is hazardous and unwise."
How to Get a Court-Appointed Lawyer
HelpMELaw explains who can get one and how to apply.
